Evidence-based assessment/Portfolio template

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The preparation phase is when we do groundwork to make it easier to do good assessment. Deciding what measures to buy or download for the clinic, what reading or training we need before we are ready to do the assessment as part of a "real" session, and looking for supporting information are all things best done before scheduling an appointment.

We use "base rates," or benchmarks from other clinics and settings, to decide what we should be sure to get prepared to assess.

Having quick links to the diagnostic criteria or descriptions of clinical presentations would also be excellent things to include in this section.

The diagnostic criteria for post traumatic stress disorder changed slightly from DSM-IV to DSM-5. Summaries are available here and here.

Base rates of adolescent depression in different clinical settings[edit]

[] Revise this template table based on discussions with Dr. Thomas Frazier about Autism page at end of may.

This section describes the demographic setting of the population(s) sampled, base rates of diagnosis, country/region sampled, and the diagnostic method that was used. Using this information, clinicians will be able to anchor the rate of adolescent depression that they are likely to see in their clinical practice.

The prediction phase is when we gather information to get a sense of what clinical hypotheses we definitely want to consider during the assessment. It often is possible to gather these assessments before the assessment appointment. These could be forms mailed ahead of time, email or text messages with links to brief surveys, or assessments completed on a clipboard or tablet in the waiting room. The power of these is that additional information can be gathered and organized for the clinician and client to review during the assessment appointment. Patients dislike filling out paperwork that never gets used, and clinicians do not like adding measures that do not guide care. A relentless focus on asking about the right topics, and having the information available during the appointment, make everyone happier.

It is possible to use assessment results to update the probability of a clinical issue in real time. This is easiest using a type of effect size called a diagnostic likelihood ratio. When these are available, definitely include them in the tables in this section. Other pages have links to probability nomograms and calculators where people can use these with clients.

The following section contains a list of screening and diagnostic instruments for (insert portfolio name). The section includes administration information, psychometric data, and PDFs or links to the screenings.

Screenings are used as part of the prediction phase of assessment; for more information on interpretation of this data, or how screenings fit in to the assessment process, click here.

For a list of more broadly reaching screening instruments, click here.

[] Add link to page about how to calculate likelihood ratios from other information

[] Add link about AUC and ROCs

For a list of the likelihood ratios for more broadly reaching screening instruments, click here.

****Here is the the table for psychometric properties. An example is listed below of a good example. Either include link to the PDF (uploaded from OSF) if applicable, or denote that the screener is not free.

****This table should contain diagnostic interviews that are specific just to the disorder your portfolio focuses on. General or broad reaching diagnostic interviews, like the KSADS, are listed in the link in the section above.

The following section contains a brief overview of treatment options for (insert portfolio name) and list of process and outcome measures for (insert portfolio name). The section includes benchmarks based on published norms for several outcome and severity measures, as well as information about commonly used process measures. Process and outcome measures are used as part of the process phase of assessment. For more information of differences between process and outcome measures, see the page on the process phase of assessment.

****Insert brief description of commonly used therapy for your disorder. Insert bullet point below with links replaced to resources that describe therapy more in depth.

Please refer to the page on (insert the link for the wikipedia page on portfolio's disorder) for more information on available treatment for (insert portfolio name) or go to Effective Child Therapy(replace link) for a curated resource on effective treatments for (insert portfolio name).

Effective Child Therapy is website sponsored by Division 53 of the American Psychological Association (APA), or The Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (SCCAP), in collaboration with the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). Use for information on symptoms and available treatments.

****replace these links and add any extra links to external resources as relevant